3 Teams that might hunt Shreyas Iyer in IPL 2022 mega auction
Shreyas Iyer is one of the outstanding players in the IPL, with some finest efforts on the 22-yard line. He began his IPL debut in 2015 with the Delhi franchise (used to be Delhi Daredevils), where he made an immediate impact, hitting 439 runs with a strike rate of 33.76. Iyer went on to have a few more successful seasons with the squad.
Shreyas led the newly-formed Delhi Capitals to their first-ever playoffs after 2012 in the 2019 season, then to their first IPL final in 2020, when they were defeated by the Mumbai Indians in a one-sided match. Before sustaining a shoulder injury during the home series against England, the Mumbai cricketer was slated to lead Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2021.
Here are the 3 teams that might want Shreyas Iyer in their squad in IPL 2022:
While the 2014 champions have kept star opener Mayank Agarwal and left-arm bowler Arshdeep Singh, they have released a slew of major players in the hopes of starting over in the IPL 2022 auction, which means captaincy is one of the main areas the club will be trying to address.
As a result, when Shreyas Iyer's name is called at the auction table, the 2014 runners-up will be trying to outbid everyone and get him to participate in the cash-rich tournament's 15th edition.
Kolkata had to make the difficult decision to part ways with several of its key players, including experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan, Australian Test captain Tim Paine, and pace wonder Pat Cummins, to mention a few. Morgan was chosen captain in the midst of the 2020 season, and in 2021, he guided KKR to their third IPL final.
However, the southpaw was quite ineffective with the bat and failed to reach the big final. If given the chance, the previous champions would like to bring Shreyas Iyer onto the squad as their future long-term captain.
RCB knew exactly who they wanted on board for the 15th season of the IPL ahead of the huge auction in 2022, and it was a no-brainer when they chose batting superstar Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, and ace Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell. Kohli had opted to stand down as captain at the end of the previous season.
The Bengaluru-based franchise suffered a major setback when 'Mr.360' AB de Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, therefore ruling him out of the IPL 2022 as a player.
If RCB are given the option to purchase Shreyas Iyer in the future IPL super auction in 2022, they will be obligated to not only bring him on board, but also to solve the jigsaw puzzle that is their captaincy difficulties.
